navigate ['næv.ɪ.geɪt] verb intransitive or transitive ■to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along or over an area of water or land, often by using a map (常指借助地图)导航,确定…的方向•Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate.船员们借助专门的仪器确定航向。 •Even ancient ships were able to navigate large stretches of open water.即使是古老的船只,也能在宽阔的大片水域中航行。 •Some migrating birds can navigate by the moon (= using the moon as a guide).有些迁徙的鸟类可以借助月亮确定方向。 •There weren't any road signs to help us navigate through the maze of one-way streets.没有任何路标可以指引我们穿过像迷宫似的单行街道。 •We had to navigate several flights of stairs to find his office.我们不得不攀上好几层楼梯才找到他的办公室。 ■to move around a website or between websites 浏览,访问(网站)•Their website is fairly plain, but very easy to navigate.他们的网站页面比较简单,但浏览起来很便捷。 |